Contributed by Ronald Keller on Nov 23, 2003
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“A little lame boy was once hurrying to catch a train. In the press of the crowd he experienced real difficulty in manipulating his crutches, especially as he was carrying a basket full of fruit and candy. As the passengers rushed along, one hit the basket by mistake, knocking oranges, apples,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2004
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LIKE LIMBAUGH AND CLINTON
In the story of the “The Good Samaritan,” these men weren’t physical neighbor. The Jews & the Samaritans hated each other. Generations earlier, when the Jews were in Babylonian captivity, the Samaritans had taken over the land … and mixed their religion with the Jewish
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2004
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THROWING A LIFE AWAY?
Lost behind the story of Seabiscuit, the most celebrated racehorse of the 20th century, and the jockey played by Spiderman’s Tobey Macguire was the story of its peculiar trainer, Tom Smith.
When the rich man played by Jeff Bridges decided to turn to horse racing, he needed
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2004
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DEFINING A NEIGHBOR
It’s been said, "One cannot define one’s neighbor; one can only be a neighbor."
Haddon Robinson said, "Your neighbor is anyone whose need you see, whose need you are able to meet."
A neighbor is someone who says, "What is mine is God’s and what is God’s belongs to my
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2004
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THE COMPASSIONATE CATCH
On Aug. 8, 2004, the Vietnamese community of Westminster, California, celebrated one of the kindest and bravest acts performed by a stranger on them. On Nov. 13, 1985, ninety-six Vietnamese refugees despaired for their lives and their families' lives when the engine of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2004
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A NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
Pastor David Jeremiah tells a story about Bob Pierce.
Pierce had advanced leukemia. But he went to visit a friend in Indonesia before he died. As they were walking through a small village, they came upon a young girl lying on a bamboo mat next to a river.
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 30, 2007
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To “love your neighbor as yourself” is best described in Matthew 7:12 - "Do for others what you would like them to do for you.” In other words to love God supremely and to love other people purely is the Bible in a nutshell. It is the beginning and end of life the way God intended it to be lived.
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Salvation Army
Canadian Folk singer (and believer) Bruce Cockburn wrote this song for his church in San Franciso. The story is told in Christianity Today, October 12, 2021.
ORDERS; (Bruce Cockburn)
The just the merciful the cruel
The stumbling well-intentioned fool
The deft the oaf the witless pawn
The golden
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Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 19, 2008
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ILLUSTRATION: A heavily booked commercial flight out of Denver was canceled, and a single agent was rebooking a long line of inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the front and slapped his ticket down on the counter. "I have to be on this flight and it has to be
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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THE PERIL OF NO BURDEN
Shortly after coming to Christ, Sadhu Sundar, a Hindu convert to Christ, felt called to become a missionary to India. Late one afternoon Sadhu was traveling on foot through the Himalayas with a Buddhist monk. It was bitterly cold and the wind felt like sharp blades slicing
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In 1884, a devastating famine struck India, claiming over 50 lakh lives. In the midst of despair, Christian organizations from America, driven by compassion, sailed to India to provide medical aid and sustenance. Dr. John, accompanied by his daughter Ida Scudder, arrived in Ranipet. The dire
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